USCGC Friedman

USCGC Friedman (WMSL-760) was to be the eleventh Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.^[3][4] On June 5, 2025 it was announced per agreement between Huntington Inglles Industries and the Trump administration she had been cancelled. ^[5] She was to be the first ship to be named after Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the famous American cryptologist.

USCGC Friedman (WMSL-760)

Legend-class cutter
History
United States
Name	Friedman
Namesake	Elizebeth Smith Friedman
Awarded	21 December 2018
Builder	Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Cost	$499.76 million[1]
Identification	Pennant number: WMSL-760
Status	Cancelled June 5, 2025
General characteristics
Class & type	Legend-class cutter
Displacement	4,500 long tons (4,600 t)
Length	418 ft (127 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draft	22.5 ft (6.9 m)
Propulsion	Combined diesel and gas
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi)
Endurance	60 to 90-day patrol cycles
Complement	120
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPS-75 air search radar SPQ-9B fire control radar AN/SPS-79 surface search radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare system 2 x Mk-36 SRBOC/ 2 x Mk-53 NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher
Armament	1 x Mk-110 57 mm Naval Gun System (variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun) 1 × 20 mm Block 1B Phalanx close-in weapons system 4 × .50 caliber machine guns 2 × M240B 7.62 mm machine guns
Armor	Ballistic protection for main gun
Aircraft carried	2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x sUAS[2]

Development and design

Main article: Legend-class cutter

All of Legend-class cutters were constructed by Huntington Ingalls Industries and were part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program.^[6] They are of the high endurance cutter roles with additional upgrades to make it more of an asset to the Department of Defense during declared national emergency contingencies.^[7] The cutters are armed mainly to take on lightly armed hostiles in Low-Threat Environments.

Construction and career

Friedman and her sister ship Calhoun were ordered on 21 December 2018. Construction by Huntington Ingalls Industries began on 11 May 2021.^[8]

On June 5, 2025 it was announced the contract for the Friedman was cancelled, in an agreement between Huntington Ingalls Industries and the Trump administration.^[5]